Samuel kraus



No. 606,84l. Patented July 5, I898.

- S. KRAUS.

PENHULDER.

(Application filed Jan. 27, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL KRAUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PENHO'LDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,841, dated July 5, 1898. Application filed January 27, 1898. Serial No. 668,207. (No model.)

with cork. Penholders of-this kind are not.

new, broadly considered.

My invention resides in the particular construction of the penholder which can best be described and understood by reference to the accompanying drawings.

I will first describe the same, and will then point out in the claim what I believe to be new and of my own invention.

In the drawings accompanying and form-.

ing part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the penholder in the form in which I prefer to make it. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pen-handle without the cork covering.

The pen-handle A is of wood or other suitable material. In its front end is a longitudinal socket a, for reception of the metallic pen-tip, which is of usual construction, consisting of a metallic tube B, in which are secured the jaws 0, between which and the tube B the pen is inserted and held.

The front or grip end a of the handle is very slightly reduced in size or diameter, as shown in Fig. 4, and upon this slightly-reduced part of the handle is placed the cork covering D. This covering consists of an eX- tremely thin film-like sheet of cork, which is Wrapped around the portion a of the handle. In order to prevent any roughness or projecished appearance.

. tions on the part a. of the handle from making themselves felt or perceived through the thin cork sheet, I first wrap the reduced part with paper of suitable kind, and upon this paper interlining I apply the thin cork sheet. In this way I can obtain a perfectly smooth and even finish forthe cork exterior. .Blotting-paper can be used for the purpose, if desired. This will enhance the softness of the grip. The paper is united to the part a of the handle around which it is wrapped by size, glue, or other suitable material, and the cork sheet in like manner is wrapped around and united to the paper interlining. The pen-tip is provided with the usual flaring mouth b to facilitate the entrance of the pen and also with a backwardly-turned annular flange o to cover the front end of the handle and edges of the paper and cork sheet, thus pre-' venting the penholder from having an unfinsecured in place it is sandpapered, so as to render it perfectly smooth.

Having described my improvement, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The herein-described penholder, consisting of a handle A, having the longitudinal socket a, and reduced grip portion a, the pen-tip inserted and held in said socket, and a covering for the portion a of the handle, consisting of the thin external film-like cork sheet D, and

the paper sheet E interposed between and united to the handle part a, and the cork sheet D, as hereinbefore shown and specified. In testimony whereof I'have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of January, 1898.

SAMUEL KRAUS.

Witnesses A. SOHIFF, OTTO GUGENHEIM.

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